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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Diabetes

A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months.
About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for hemoglobin 'A one C'?

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  Total
Respond.^
1 time 2 times 3-4 times 5+ times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,556 239 17.6 15.1-20.4 360 23.1 20.6-25.9 746 43.6 40.5-46.8 92 6.7 5.2- 8.6 119 9.0 7.2-11.2
-Northeastern Partnership 149 18 10.9 6.6-17.5 31 19.9 13.8-27.8 76 51.2 42.0-60.3 10 6.4 3.3-12.2 14 11.6 6.1-20.8
GENDER
Male 55 7 11.4 5.1-23.5 12 17.9 10.0-30.0 27 53.3 38.7-67.3 5 6.0 2.4-14.2 4 11.4 3.8-29.9
Female 94 11 10.4 5.7-18.5 19 21.8 13.7-32.9 49 49.2 38.2-60.3 5 6.9 2.6-16.9 10 11.7 5.9-22.1
RACE
White 75 11 13.3 7.0-24.0 14 17.7 10.3-28.8 42 53.8 40.6-66.4 2 2.2 0.5- 8.9 6 13.0 5.2-28.8
African American 67 5 5.7 2.2-14.1 16 23.4 14.0-36.4 31 49.6 36.5-62.8 8 12.6 6.0-24.6 7 8.7 3.5-20.2
Other Minorities 7 2 33.4 8.5-73.0 1 12.7 1.7-55.3 3 31.6 9.0-68.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 22.2 3.3-70.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 2 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 147 18 11.3 6.9-18.1 31 20.6 14.4-28.7 76 53.2 44.1-62.0 10 6.7 3.4-12.6 12 8.2 4.3-14.9
AGE
18-24 1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
25-34 3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 3 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 9 1 6.4 0.8-36.1 0 0.0 . - . 6 74.8 39.8-93.0 1 12.5 1.7-54.3 1 6.3 0.8-35.5
45-54 32 3 13.4 4.3-34.8 7 18.6 8.6-35.8 14 46.0 28.0-65.2 4 9.8 3.2-26.6 4 12.2 4.2-30.7
55-64 45 5 9.9 3.9-22.8 10 25.2 13.4-42.4 24 54.7 38.8-69.7 2 2.9 0.7-11.1 4 7.3 2.4-20.1
65-74 38 6 12.8 5.5-27.0 11 32.3 18.2-50.6 17 39.0 23.9-56.4 1 3.8 0.5-22.5 3 12.1 3.4-35.0
75+ 20 2 9.4 2.3-31.6 3 13.6 4.2-36.0 12 59.1 36.4-78.5 2 12.2 3.1-38.1 1 5.7 0.8-31.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 4 5.6 2.0-15.1 9 15.6 7.6-29.1 20 44.9 29.0-61.8 5 8.0 3.0-19.6 9 25.9 12.2-46.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 48 6 12.0 5.0-26.1 10 17.5 9.2-30.8 28 61.3 45.5-75.0 2 4.7 1.1-18.0 2 4.4 0.9-19.9
Some Post-H.S. 30 5 19.6 8.0-40.4 6 25.0 11.0-47.2 14 39.5 22.5-59.6 2 7.3 1.6-27.2 3 8.7 2.5-25.9
College Graduate 24 3 7.5 2.3-21.7 6 28.5 12.8-52.1 14 58.2 36.4-77.2 1 5.8 0.8-31.5 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 3 9.4 2.6-28.7 9 18.0 8.7-33.6 21 47.9 29.7-66.7 5 12.5 4.7-29.2 2 12.2 2.1-47.0
$15,000- 24,999 27 2 9.3 2.1-32.3 7 29.7 14.2-51.8 13 42.6 24.5-62.9 2 4.9 1.2-18.2 3 13.6 4.3-35.6
$25,000- 34,999 14 1 4.4 0.6-26.8 0 0.0 . - . 10 79.5 51.9-93.3 0 0.0 . - . 3 16.1 4.5-43.9
$35,000- 49,999 23 3 10.8 3.4-29.3 5 20.8 8.3-43.1 12 55.2 34.1-74.5 1 2.9 0.4-18.2 2 10.4 2.6-33.3
$50,000-74,999 13 4 25.1 8.6-54.1 2 12.6 2.7-43.0 6 53.9 26.7-78.9 1 8.5 1.2-42.0 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 9 1 5.1 0.7-30.2 0 0.0 . - . 8 94.9 69.8-99.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 93 9 9.6 4.6-18.7 22 20.3 12.9-30.4 44 48.9 37.3-60.6 9 9.0 4.4-17.4 9 12.3 5.4-25.7
No 52 9 14.7 7.4-27.1 9 20.8 10.9-35.9 31 59.4 44.5-72.8 1 1.8 0.2-11.5 2 3.4 0.7-14.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 3 9.6 2.9-27.7 5 20.7 8.5-42.2 11 41.7 23.6-62.3 4 12.4 4.4-29.9 3 15.6 5.1-39.2
Non-Veteran 123 15 11.2 6.4-18.8 26 19.7 13.1-28.5 65 53.2 43.0-63.3 6 5.2 2.2-11.9 11 10.7 5.0-21.6

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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